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James P. Cilley
Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP
2502 Stevens Creek Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95128-1654
Tel: (408) 998-9500
Fax: (408) 998-9700
email:
jcilley@tcklawfirm.com
Legal Practice:
Mr. Cilley
specializes in trust and estate litigation. His litigation practice
includes fiduciary accounting and surcharge actions, will contests,
constructive and resulting trust litigation and estate and trust appellate
practice. Mr. Cilley has tried numerous civil and contested probate cases
before a wide variety of superior courts of California. He has
participated in all forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Recent Articles / Lectures / Presentations:
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Speaker, "Changing Our Plans in 2007: New Laws, New Interpretations, and
How to Handle the Transition," the Estate Planning Council of Southern
Alameda County (2007)
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Speaker, “Recent Developments” Professional Fiduciary Association of
California (PFAC) 11th Annual Educational Conference (2006)
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Author, “When is a Lis Pendens a Viable Provisional Remedy in Probate
Cases” Silicon Valley Bar Association 4th Quarter 2005 Issue of
Scrivner
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Speaker, “Trustee and Fiduciary Standards of Care and Liability Issues”
Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC) Annual Conference
(2005) |
Recent Articles / Lectures / Presentations (cont.):
•
Speaker, “Practical Problems in Probate” Continuing Education of the Bar
of California (CEB) (2009)
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Speaker, "Elder Abuse: The Domestic Violence and Financial Embezzlement
Problem of the 21st Century" State Bar of California, San Francisco and
Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2003)
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Speaker,"Trustee Standard of Care" & "Trustee Reporting Duties" to
Professional Fiduciary Association of California Annual Conference (PFAC)
(2002)
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Speaker, "Probate Code § 21320 - Care Custodian Beneficiaries," Santa
Clara County Bar Association, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section
(2000)
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Speaker, "The Finality of Judgments, Are They Really Final?" and "Statute
of Limitations on Claims Based Upon The Liability of Deceased Settlors,"
Northern Trust Companies Association Seventh Annual Education Program
(1998)
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Speaker, "Anatomy Of a Trial," to Santa Clara County and Contra Costa
County Bar Associations Estate Planning and Trust sections and the
Northern Trust Bank Trust Forum (1997)
Professional Organizations/Memberships:
• Certified Specialist in
Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, California State Bar
Board of Legal Specialization
• Member, Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council
• Member, State Bar of California, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law
Section
• Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association, Estate Planning, Probate and
Trusts
• Member, Silicon Valley Bar Association
• Member, Board of Trustees, Santa Clara County Bar Association, (1997)
Education:
• Juris
Doctor, University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, (1993) With
Distinction
• B.S., Business Finance, San Jose State University, (1990) |
